Ultrasonic mist conditioning hair styling apparatus

ABSTRACT

Embodiments of the present invention provides a hair drying and styling apparatus that comprises a hair styling tool in combination with an ultrasonic mist generator. The ultrasonic mist generator includes a water tank, an ultrasonic transducer to produce water mist, a wick tube to supply water from the water tank to the transducer, and a spray manifold including a plurality of holes to spray water mist over the heated portions of the hair styling tool and the heated hair. Further, the mist generator also includes a provision to add a customized personal fragrance or cologne to the hair. Furthermore, the mist generator also includes an ion generator to provide negatively ionized water for static control and improving hair gloss and conditioning. Advantageously, the apparatus prevents the hair from over drying, and providing heat damage to hair, scalp or hands of a user/stylist by spraying cool mist during operation.

FIELD OF INVENTION

The present invention is generally related to electric heating hairstyling appliances, and more particularly related to mist/fogapplication along with hair styling appliances.

BACKGROUND

Various appliances and methods have been evolved in technologies to drywet hair and also to adapt hair styling techniques. Few of the examplesare blow dryers, electric dryers, styling tools such as flat irons(straighteners) or curling irons and others. While using theseappliances, a general and most occurring problem is over dried ordamaged hair from over drying and continuous use of these appliances.

Addressing to the above mentioned problems, the hair drying appliancesare characterized with sensors or other devices to automatically switchoff or lower the temperature after a predetermined time or temperaturereached or moisture level of hair. Nevertheless, the issues stillremains more or less the same.

Technologies have evolved to overcome the issues with over drying ofhair from the heating appliances. A US Patent Application NumberUS20170013931A1 discloses an ultrasonic fog treatment and hairstraightener. Suitably, the hair straightener is provided by an electricdevice comprising a heating mechanism and restorative or spa means,including storage boxes and atomization means. The restorative and spameans for hair styling and spa effectively alleviate hair damage causedby heating and enhance the straightening effect of the hair. Theultrasonic mist generator produces mist/fog targeting hair that isenclosed between the metal plates of the straightener.

Another Patent Application numbered CN203597526U describes an electrichair curler with the mist spraying function. According to the electrichair curler with the mist spraying function, due to the fact that watermist can be sprayed on the hair through the atomizing and sprayingdevice when the hair is curled, the hair can be kept wet, the hair isprevented from being curled or pulled in the dry and hot environment andis also prevented from being scorched and damaged, a style needed bypeople can be obtained, the automation degree is high, the hair curlingefficiency is greatly improved, and the hair is protected.

Although various technologies have disclosed use of mist spraying onhair while styling or drying hair, but none of them discloses a methodand design of apparatus for evenly spraying the mist/fog at hair, whilealso providing a unique fragrance or scents to the hair during stylingor drying the hair. Furthermore, there always have been problems ofnon-uniform spraying of steam along the hair that resulted in unevenmoisturizing of the hair. The farther a vent or mist source is designedin a hair styling tool, the less emission occurs at the furthermostvents. This results in uneven spraying of mist. Also, steam is usuallyapplied in general hair styling tools that further have problems ofimproper absorption of steam into the hair cuticle, and hence may haverisk of scalding the scalp or stylist hands.

Therefore, there exists a need to provide an apparatus and method forhair styling and drying that includes a heating hair styling appliancein combination with a mist/fog generator that evenly sprays mist athair. Further, there is a need to characterize provisions in the hairstyling tools for adding a customized fragrance in addition to themist/fog supply for increased aromatic preferences.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Hence, it is an objective of the present invention to provide anapparatus for hair drying and styling that comprises a hair stylingappliance in combination with a mist/fog generator. In an embodiment,the mist/fog generator incorporates ultrasonic production andapplication of mist.

It is further an objective of the present invention to provide a uniformultra fine water/moisture particle size for uniform deposition of themist at hair via the hair styling appliance.

It is another objective of the present invention to add provisions inthe hair styling appliance for adding customized personalcologne/fragrance to hair for better aromatic results.

It is another objective of the present invention to adapt ion technologyfor enhancing conditioning effects of the hair.

It is a further objective of the present invention to activate mist/fogapplication manually during styling or independently as required by astylist/user.

An embodiment of the present invention discloses an apparatus for hairstyling that comprises a hair styling tool including a heating mechanismto provide heat for styling or drying hair; and an ultrasonic mistgenerator, attached adjacent to the hair styling tool, for producing andapplying an ultra fine spray of cool sonic mist to the hair, theultrasonic mist generator includes a tank to store a fluid; anultrasonic transducer to produce the spray of mist; a manifold touniformly and evenly spray the mist onto the heated portions of the hairstyling tool and heated hair; and a means to add a customized fragranceto the fluid and hair; where the manifold uniformly sprays the ultrafine small and light mist to replace moisture lost by the hair whiledrying out by the heat from the hair styling tool.

Another embodiment discloses an apparatus for hair styling thatcomprises a hair styling tool for providing heat treatment to hair; anda piezoelectric based ultrasonic mist generator, attached along the hairstyling tool, for producing an ultra fine and uniform spray of coolwater sonic mist that replaces moisture lost by the hair during the heattreatment; the generator includes a means to provide an added customizedfragrance to the mist and hence, hair.

A yet another embodiment discloses the mist generator produces a coolmist which is so small, fine and light that the mist is able topenetrate into the hair cuticle much more effectively than steam withoutthe risk of scalding the scalp or hands of a stylist.

Another embodiment discloses that the hair styling tool is any one of ahair dryer or a hair straightener or a hair curling iron/rod or anyother heat treatment tool for hair.

Another embodiment describes the mist generator is placed along the bodylength of the hair styling tool, and the manifold sprays the cool misteither along the body length or vertical to the body length of the hairstyling tool.

The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of theinvention will be apparent from the following more particulardescriptions of exemplary embodiments of the invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

The manner in which these objectives and other desirable characteristicscan be obtained is explained in the following description and attachedfigures in which:

FIG. 1 shows a hair dryer as the hair styling tool, equipped with themist generator, in accordance with an embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 2 shows an exploded view of the mist generator, in accordance withan embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 shows a sectional view of the mist generator detached from thehair dryer and an enlarged view of the valve system employed in the hairdryer, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 another exploded view of the mist generator, in accordance withan embodiment of the present invention;

FIGS. 5A and 5B show the closed and opened positions of the valvearrangement, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 shows a hair straightener with flat metal plates, as the hairstyling tool, equipped with a mist generator, in accordance with anembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 shows enlarged portions of the straightener to clearly show mistgenerator control and rheostat temperature control buttons; nozzle holesfor spraying mist, and a rubber base of the water tank, in accordancewith an embodiment of the present invention;

FIGS. 8A and 8B show different views of the hair straightener, inaccordance with an embodiment of the present invention; and

FIGS. 9A-9F show different views of the manifold that is used with thehair straightener, in accordance with an embodiment of the presentinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

This patent describes the subject matter for patenting with specificityto meet statutory requirements. However, the description itself is notintended to limit the scope of this patent. The principles describedherein may be embodied in many different forms, while being usedindividually or jointly.

Illustrative embodiments of the invention now will be described morefully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in whichsome, but not all embodiments of the invention are shown. Indeed, theinvention may be embodied in many different forms and should not beconstrued as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, theseembodiments are provided so that this disclosure will satisfy applicablelegal requirements. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout.

The present invention discloses an apparatus and related method for hairdrying and hair styling. The apparatus is used by a stylist/user forstyling or drying hair which involves using heat treatments. Therefore,the apparatus comprises a styling tool which operates essentially as anormal heated appliance used for styling and drying hair. Due to harmfuleffects of over using heat treatments on hair, the apparatus in thepresent invention uses a fine vapor mist application parallel oradjacent to the heated area of the tool. Hence, the apparatus comprisesa hair styling appliance or tool in combination with a mist/foggenerator located adjacent to the hair styling tool.

The hair styling tool operating essentially as a normal heated applianceuses either standard heating technologies or ion generators incombination with the heater. It may be appreciated by a personordinarily skilled in the art that the heating appliances of the hairstyling tool may be of different types, such as standard ResistanceWire, Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) or Ceramic heatertechnologies and the like, without departing from the scope and meaningof the present invention. Preferably a ceramic heater since it is notaffected by the mist generator that is outboard or adjacent to theheating portion of the styling tool. Examples of the hair styling toolsthat may be employed in the present invention may include and are notlimited to flat irons (straighteners), or curling irons (variousshapes/styles—employing spring clamps, marcel clamps or no clamp), orelectric hair dryers and the like.

The mist/fog generator provides and applies ultra fine mist uniformly onthe hair that is targeted by the hair styling tool. The mist/foggenerator can be activated as required by the user/stylist to provideconditioning moisture that assists in setting hair curls, waves orstyling shapes or straightening as desired. The mist/fog generator maybe hereinafter referred to as mist generator. The function of the mistgenerator is to produce ultra fine particles of mist or fog to spray orapply the mist at the hair in order to provide very uniform surfacemoisture and has the added benefit of reducing hair damage caused byover drying of hair.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the mist generator is anultrasonic mist generator. The ultrasonic mist generator is able tofunction independently of the hair styling tool with which it isincorporated or may work in conjunction with the styling tool asrequired by the stylist. Such user control may be provided in theapparatus where the user may be able to operate the mist generatorindependently or in conjunction with the styling tool. Further, theultrasonic mist generator provides a controlled moisture delivery ofultra fine particles of cool sonic mist via the hair styling tool.

The ultrasonic mist generator comprises a piezoelectric-based ultrasonictransducer; a fixed or removable water/fluid tank; a wick tube; amanifold including a spray nozzle/ultrasonic nebulizer with uniformlyplaced holes. In an embodiment, in some types of hair styling tools, themist generator comprises a water supply system in form of a valve toallow water entry to the ultrasonic transducer. The piezoelectric-basedultrasound transducer works similarly to an ultrasound humidifier. Thetransducer provides a means to produce large amounts of very fine watermist that is used for maximum absorption. The small drops generated bythe ultrasonic transducer behave more like a gas, evenly moistening thesurface of the heating hair styling tool and enabling the drops to bebetter absorbed by the hair. This functioning of the ultrasonictransducer for mist generation can easily be combined with a variety ofheating hair styling tools.

Furthermore, the water tank stores water or other required fluid, suchas a conditioner, a hair serum, an aromatic fluid type, and the like.For an easy explanation and consistency, water is considered as thefluid stored in tank, throughout the detailed description. In anembodiment, the tank is removably attached to the hair styling tool. Inanother embodiment, the water tank may be fixed also. In an embodiment,the tank is provided with a provision to check water level in it. It maybe appreciated by a person ordinarily skilled in the art that the watertank may include different provisions to check the water level, such asa clear transparent area to act as a window to view the water level, anelectronic digital display, a gauge system, and the like, withoutdeparting from the meaning and scope of the present invention. The tankhas a friction fit feel to provide a proper seating of the tank on thehair styling tool. Once, the tank is properly fitted on the hair stylingtool, the user may turn on a mist control provided on the hair stylingtool.

Under operation, the delivery system of the mist generator employs thewick tube to supply water from the tank to the transducer. Thetransducer utilizes and vibrates its metal disc and wires to generatecool sonic mist and injects the mist into the manifold. From themanifold, the spray nozzle produces a fine spray of mist to be appliedon the surface of the hair styling tool and hence, the hair. Differenttypes of hair styling tools may employ different shapes of manifolds.Therefore, the shape and size of the manifold may be determined and isdependent on the styling tool configuration and types, thus not reducingthe thermal capacity/load of the styling tools. For example, in astraightener or flat iron type tool, the manifold can be external to theheated metal plates, while a curling iron device would require athermally insulated manifold internal to barrel or housing of thecurling iron.

In an embodiment, the present invention adapts/accepts ion technology toenhance conditioning effects of the hair. The mist generatorincorporates a negative ion generator to produce and spray ionizedwater. The delivery of negatively ionized water provides static control,decreases flyaway hair and improves hair gloss in closing down thecuticle for maximum light reflection.

In an embodiment, the water supply system for the mist generator is avery small detachable/spring plunger release similar to mini-ultrasonicpersonal humidifiers (1.0 to 4.5 ounces depending on desired run timebetween refills). In another embodiment, the water supply system is inthe form of a one-way valve. The wick tube pushes the valve open whenthe water tank is mounted on the hair styling tool. The valvearrangement for water supply is explained in details in the followingfigures.

In an embodiment, the present invention also provides potential in theapparatus to add customized personal cologne/fragrance to hair. This maybe accomplished by filling the tank with an aromatic fluid or serum orby adding scents/fragrances to the water supply that do not containheavy oils that would contaminate the transducer.

Further, the apparatus also has different input/output control modulesto control the operation of the hair styling tool and the mistgenerator. Some or all of the controls may be provided at the hairstyling tool while some may be provided at the mist generator. Differentcontrol modules may include and are not limited to turn ON/OFF of thehair styling tool, turn ON/OFF of the mist generator, rheostattemperature controls, mist volume control, an output module to showwhether the water tank is properly fitted on the hair styling tool, anoutput module to show operating conditions of the hair styling tool andthe mist generator, a water level display, and others. It may beappreciated by the person ordinarily skilled in the art that theinput/output control module may be of different types, such as touchinput, button inputs, scrolling buttons, LCD display, LED lights, andothers, without departing from the meaning and scope of the presentinvention.

In a further embodiment, the apparatus for hair drying and styling mayinvolve a temperature feedback loop in heating system for the hairstyling tool to maintain the temperature of the surface or housing orbarrel of the hair styling tool while emitting cool sonic mist at thehair that aids in styling/setting of curl and preventing hair frombecoming over dried.

FIG. 1 shows a hair dryer as the hair styling tool, equipped with themist generator, in accordance with an embodiment of the presentinvention. The hair dryer 100 blows out hot air to dry or style the wethair. Further, the hair dryer 100 is equipped with a detachable mistgenerator 102. The detachable mist generator 102 comprises a detachablewater tank, a wick tube, an ultrasonic transducer, a manifold withultrasonic nebulizer, and a one-way valve system for water supply.Transducer and the wick tube remain in housing of the hairdryer. Themist generator is explained in details in conjunction with the followingfigures. FIG. 2 shows an exploded view 200 of the mist generator 102.The mist generator 102 includes the detachable water tank 202, the wicktube 204, the ultrasonic transducer 206, and the manifold withultrasonic nebulizer 208. The manifold 208 has uniformly spaced vents orholes 210 to provide uniform application of water mist on the hair.

The manifold with the holes/spray nozzle is designed in such a way tohave uniform and ultra fine mist particle size for uniform deposition athair via the hair dryer 100. It may be appreciated by a personordinarily skilled in the art that the design of the manifold may bevaried depending on the hair styling tool type and the requirements,without departing from the meaning and scope of the present invention.Such as, the holes may be of any shapes and sizes depending upon therequirements. For example, the holes may be round or circular in shape,with equal diameter and size, or gradually increasing or decreasing insizes along the length of the manifold 208. For uniform and evenapplication of water mist on the hair, the placement, size and shape ofthe holes/spray nozzle/nebulizer plays an important role.

FIG. 3 shows the sectional view of the mist generator 102 detached fromthe hair dryer 100 and an enlarged view of the valve system employed inthe hair dryer, in accordance with in an embodiment of the presentinvention. As mentioned above in the FIG. 2, the wick tube 204 and thetransducer 206 are arranged in the hair dryer housing. The hair dryer100 employs a one-way valve arrangement 302 for allowing water supplyfrom the water tank 202 to the transducer 206 via the wick tube 204.When the water tank 202 is mounted on the hair dryer 100, the valve 302is in open position allowing water supply. Whereas, when the tank 202 isdismantled from the hair dryer 100, the valve closes and discontinuesthe water supply avoiding any water leakage.

FIG. 4 shows another exploded view of the mist generator 102, inaccordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The view 400shows a tank top 402 and a tank bottom 404 of the water tank 202.Further, the wick tube 204 in inserted in the manifold 208. Thisarrangement allows the outlet of the mist drops formed at the wick tube204 via the manifold 208 and the holes 210 (not shown in this figure).Furthermore, as seen in the FIG. 4, the ultrasonic transducer 206includes a transducer housing 406 that houses a transducer disc 408wound by a transducer wire 410. The transducer is finally sealed with atransducer gasket 412. A tank gasket 422 is also used to seal andseparate water tank.

Further, as seen in the exploded view of the FIG. 4, the valvearrangement 302 includes a valve housing 414 that houses an arrangementof a valve stem 416 and a spring 418, which is sealed by a valve seal420. The spring 418 and stem 416 arrangement of the valve system 302allows opening and closing of the valve seal 420 that further allows ordisallows respectively water supply from the water tank 202 to thetransducer 206 via the wick tube 204.

FIGS. 5A and 5B show the closed (502) and opened (504) positions of thevalve arrangement 302. When the water tank 202 is mounted on the hairdryer 100, the wick tube 204 pushes the valve stem 416 that furtherpushes the valve seal 420 into the water tank 202. This opens up apassage 506 that allows water to flow from the water tank 202 towardsthe wick tube 204.

FIG. 6 shows a hair straightener with flat metal plates, as the hairstyling tool, equipped with a mist generator, in accordance with anembodiment of the present invention. The hair straightener 600 iscombined with the mist generator 602 that includes a removable watertank 604. The water tank 604 needs to be installed in a seat provided inthe straightener 600. As seen in the FIG. 6, step A shows the water tank604 is pushed into the wick tube 606. Step B shows the water tank 604placed in the seat of the straightener 600. Once the wick 606 isinserted into the water tank 604, the tank is pressed down and seated inthe place. A friction fit feel gives the assurity of the tank 604 to befirmly placed in the straightener 600, as seen in step C. Further, thewater tank 604 has a clear molded area 608 that acts as a window toclearly view the water level in the tank.

FIG. 7 shows enlarged portions of the straightener to clearly show mistgenerator control and rheostat temperature control buttons; nozzle holesfor spraying mist, and a rubber base of the water tank, in accordancewith an embodiment of the present invention. The hair straightener 600includes different controls to control the operations of the straighterand the mist generator 602. Such as, the mist generator can be turned ONby using the button 700 provided at the edge of the straightener 600.Similarly, the temperature of rheostat can be controlled by operatingthe button 702. Placed adjacent to the metal plates 704 of thestraightener is the manifold that comprises the holes 706 of the spraynozzle to uniformly spray mist at the metal plates 704 and the trappedhair between the metal plates as well. Further, the water tank 604 has arubber fit door 708 on its underside to ensure that the user does nottry to fill the tank while it is locked into the straightener 600.

FIGS. 8A and 8B show different views of the hair straightener 600. Suchas, view 800 shows the front view, view 802 shows the top view, view 804shows the side view of the straightener, while in FIG. 8B, view 806shows the perspective view of the straightener 600.

FIGS. 9A-9F show different views of the manifold 900 that is used withthe hair straightener 600. The manifold includes a plurality of vents orholes 706 that sprays water mist on the heated metal plates and on thehair. The manifold 900 is designed in such a way to have uniform andultra fine mist particle size for uniform deposition at hair via thehair straightener. As seen in the FIGS. 9A-9F, the manifold 900incorporates an inverse proportion on the center volume tube that feedseach vent. This compensates for pressure difference as the mist istransferred along its length. By tapering the center feed volume of themanifold 900, pressure equalization occurs to give uniform output at thevarious locations along its length. This avoids a general problem in allthe steam products of having non-uniform application of mist. Also,another common problem in such heat styling tools with steam/mistproduction is the further away the mist source, the less emission occursat the furthermost vents. Advantageously, the current design of themanifold 900 with tapered internal feed volume avoids these commonproblems in the heat styling tools. It may be appreciated by a personskilled in the art that the manifold 900 and holes 706 may havedifferent sizes and shaped depending on the design of the hair stylingtool, without departing from the meaning and scope of the presentinvention.

Although the detailed description along with the drawings show twoembodiments of the present invention disclosing hair dryer 100 and hairstraightener 600, the apparatus of the present invention may be avariety of other hairy styling tools, such as a curling iron rod, whichcan be equipped with the mist generator to produce and apply water miston the hair.

Advantageously, the present invention provides an apparatus for hairdrying and styling that comprises a heating hair styling tool incombination with a mist generator. The mist generator creates cool sonicwater mist by employing an ultrasonic transducer. The mist applicationfeature of the styling tool combines the benefits of a heater thermalcapacity styling tools with the advantage of a damp styling preventingthe danger of scaling or burning the users head or hands with hot steamemission.

Further, the present invention also provides conditioning moisture toassist in setting hair curls, waves or styling shapes or straighteningas desired. Furthermore, the present invention may also provide addedbenefits of hair gloss reflection & diminished static adaptation byemploying a negative ion generator. Additionally, the apparatus in thepresent invention may also employ provisions of adding customizedfragrance to hair for preferred aromas. The mist generator of theapparatus may be manually activated during styling or independently asrequired by the stylist/user.

Since other modifications and changes varied to fit particular operatingrequirements and environments are apparent to those skilled in the art,the invention is not considered limited to the example chosen forpurposes of disclosure, and covers all changes and modifications whichdo not constitute departures from the true spirit and scope of thisinvention.

Having thus described the invention, what is desired to be protected byLetters Patent is presented in the subsequently appended claims.

Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferredembodiment, it is to be understood that many other possiblemodifications and variations can be made without departing from thespirit and scope of the invention as herein described.

As one of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate, the exampleapparatus and method described herein can be modified. For example,certain modules/elements can be omitted, certain elements can be carriedadded, and other steps can be added. Although particular embodiments ofthe invention have been described in detail, it is understood that theinvention is not limited correspondingly in scope, but includes allchanges, modifications and equivalents coming within the spirit andterms of the claims appended hereto.

While the invention has been described in connection with what ispresently considered to be the most practical and various embodiments,it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to thedisclosed embodiments, but on the contrary, is intended to cover variousmodifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit andscope of the appended claims.

This written description uses examples to disclose the invention,including the best mode, and also to enable any person skilled in theart to practice the invention, including making and using any devices orsystems and performing any incorporated methods. The patentable scopethe invention is defined in the claims, and may include other examplesthat occur to those skilled in the art. Such other examples are intendedto be within the scope of the claims if they have structural elementsthat do not differ from the literal language of the claims, or if theyinclude equivalent structural elements with insubstantial differencesfrom the literal languages of the claims.

What is to be claimed is:
 1. An apparatus for hair drying and styling,comprising: a hair styling tool including a heating mechanism to provideheat for styling or drying hair; and an ultrasonic mist generator,attached adjacent to the hair styling tool, for producing and applyingan ultra fine spray of cool sonic mist to the hair, the ultrasonic mistgenerator includes: a tank to store a fluid; an ultrasonic transducer toproduce the spray of mist; a manifold to uniformly and evenly spray themist onto the heated portions of the hair styling tool and heated hair;and a means to add a customized fragrance to the fluid and hair; wherethe manifold uniformly sprays the ultra fine small and light mist toreplace moisture lost by the hair while drying out by the heat from thehair styling tool.
 2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein themist generator further includes a wick tube to supply the fluid from thetank to the ultrasonic transducer; and a fluid supply arrangement toallow outflow of fluid from the tank towards the wick tube.
 3. Theapparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fluid is water.
 4. Theapparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fluid is a conditioner, ahair serum, or any other aromatic fluid.
 5. The apparatus as claimed inclaim 1, wherein the mist generator further includes an ion generator toproduce negatively ion charged water for providing static control andimproving conditioning and gloss of hair.
 6. The apparatus as claimed inclaim 1, wherein the operation of the mist generator is manuallycontrolled by a user or a stylist or automatically controlled dependingon temperature and other conditions of the hair styling tool and hair.7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mist generator isable to work either independently of the hair styling tool or along withthe operation of the hair styling tool.
 8. The apparatus as claimed inclaim 1, wherein the mist generator produces a cool mist which is sosmall, fine and light that the mist is able to penetrate into the haircuticle much more effectively than steam without the risk of scaldingthe scalp or hands of a stylist.
 9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1,wherein the hair styling tool is any one of a hair dryer or a hairstraightener or a hair curling iron/rod or any other heat treatment toolfor hair.
 10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 and claim 9, whereinthe ultrasonic transducer and the wick tube are inside housing of thehair dryer.
 11. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tank isdetachably attached to the hair styling tool.
 12. The apparatus asclaimed in claim 2, wherein the fluid supply arrangement is a one-wayvalve arrangement, or a detachable/spring plunger fluid release.
 13. Theapparatus as claimed claim 1, wherein the hair styling tool is providedwith input/output control modules to control the operation of the hairstyling tool and the mist generator, and to control the temperature ofthe hair styling tool and the amount of mist to be sprayed, to checkfluid level in the tank, and the like.
 14. The apparatus as claimedclaim 1, wherein the mist generator is placed along the body length ofthe hair styling tool, and the manifold sprays the cool mist eitheralong the body length or vertical to the body length of the hair stylingtool.
 15. An apparatus for hair styling comprising: a hair styling toolfor providing heat treatment to hair; and a piezoelectric basedultrasonic mist generator, attached along the hair styling tool, forproducing an ultra fine and uniform spray of cool water sonic mist thatreplaces moisture lost by the hair during the heat treatment; thegenerator includes a means to provide an added customized fragrance tothe mist and hence, hair.
 16. The apparatus as claimed in claim 15,wherein the hair styling tool may be one of a hair dryer or a hairstraightener or a hair curling iron/rod.
 17. The apparatus as claimed inclaim 15, wherein the mist generator further includes a fixed ordetachably removed water tank for storing water; a a piezoelectrictransducer to produce ultrasonic cool mist; a wick tube to supply thewater from the water tank to the transducer; and a manifold to evenlydiffuse an ultra fine spray of water mist over the hair styling tool andthe hair.
 18. The apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein the mistgenerator may work either independently or in combination with the hairstyling tool; and may operated manually or automatically.